diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
index aa266feffa8e..906ef96c9123 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
@@ -1863,6 +1863,7 @@ static int wacom_initialize_remotes(struct wacom *wacom)
 		hid_err(wacom->hdev,
 			"cannot create sysfs group err: %d\n", error);
 		kfifo_free(&remote->remote_fifo);
+		kobject_put(remote->remote_dir);
 		return error;
 	}